The Secretary of State’s Office says it has found no evidence that former San Miguel County treasurer candidate Viola Vigil violated campaign finance laws, and it says that as far as it is concerned, it considers the matter closed.

The repeat drunk driver who ran a stop sign in February, killing his friend and severely injuring two others pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison last week.

Rudolph “Rudy” Muniz, 53 of Mora County, pleaded guilty last Monday to vehicular homicide and two counts of causing great bodily harm by vehicle, all fourth-degree felonies, online court records show. He also pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence, a third-degree felony, and one count of misdemeanor reckless driving.

It was supposed to take the U.S. Forest Service four years to decide which roads and trails throughout the nation’s vast network of forests should be designated for travel by motorcycles, four-wheelers and other backcountry vehicles.

Seven years have passed, and forests from Oregon south to Arizona and New Mexico are still struggling to balance the demands of environmentalists, off-roaders and ranchers.

Monday, Oct. 8 — A knockout blow was dealt East and West Las Vegas Schools Friday when the New Mexico State Board of Education in an about-face action split off a fourth of San Miguel County and annexed it to Tucumcari and other districts for school purposes. ... The effect of this move is that Tucumcari will now have nearly $7,000 valuation behind each student as compared to $2,524 in West Las Vegas. The loss to San Miguel County is over two million dollars in taxable wealth and bonding capacity.

Story Time at Carnegie Library is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the children’s area of the public library. This week’s book is “Okomi Plays in the Leaves” by Helen and Clive Dorman. This week’s theme is “Fall Leaves.” Free and open to the public.

Abdul Kanneh’s fourth-quarter interception may have saved homecoming for New Mexico Highlands University.

The Cowboys’ defensive back picked off a Brian Duboski pass in Highlands territory — on what could’ve been a go-ahead drive for Western State Colorado with four minutes left — and returned the ball 36 yards to the Mountaineer 24-yard line.

The turnover led to a critical insurance score by the Cowboys, who went on to win 31-17 on a chilly Saturday afternoon in front of a packed crowd at Perkins Stadium.